In gripping essays from his stage performances, Craig McLaughlin travels a road where death lurks around every turn. Craig McLaughlin is born with hemophilia, plays with tigers, is menaced by his stepfather, contracts HIV from tainted blood products, nurses his wife through breast cancer, and emerges with a profound reverence for both life and death. He shares his story with compassion, humor, and courage.

Craig McLaughlin is a journalist, essayist, and storyteller. He
appears frequently at storytelling venues throughout the country,
and particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area where he
resides. A former editor of the San Francisco Bay Guardian, he has
won numerous awards as an investigative reporter, news editor,
and memoirist. His performance schedule can found at www.cdmclaughlin.com.